Jesmond Dene, boundary stones

HER Number:
5720

District:
Newcastle

Site Name:
Jesmond Dene, boundary stones

Place:
Jesmond

Map Sheet:
NZ26NE

Class:
Monument

Site Type: Broad:
Boundary

Site Type: Specific:
Boundary Stone

General Period:
POST MEDIEVAL

Specific Period:
Hanoverian 1714 to 1837

Form of Evidence:
Structure

Description:
Line of boundary stones with 'C' marked on them. Within grounds of St Mary's Chapel (HER 145). There are only 3 clearly visible, more in the undergrowth. 6 metres apart. Next to former county boundary between Newcastle and Northumberland, so 'C' may stand for county or could the 'C' refer to William Coulson who built the bathing place at St Mary's Well in 18th century?

Easting:
425900

Northing:
566400

Grid Reference:
NZ425900566400

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
<< HER 5720 >> Pers. Comm. Jesmond Dene Rangers, 2004